hırdavat

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish خردوات‎ (hurdavat), an Arabic plural form of خرده‎ (hurde), that from Persian خرده‎.

Noun

hırdavat (definite accusative hırdavatı, plural hırdavatlar)

  1. small goods, trinkets
  2. scraps

Derived terms
  • hırdavatçı

References
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “hırdavat”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890), “خردوات”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 838
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013) The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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